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This is the current conditions weather report for Oil City. The report was made 11 minutes ago, at 07:15 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 7 miles per hour / 11.1 kilometers per hour from the east (090°). The temperature was 25°F / -4°C, with a dew-point at 25°F / -4°C. The temperature felt like 18°F / -8°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.77 inHg / 1009 hPa. The relative humidity was 86%. The skies were overcast.

Oil City is a city in Venango County, Pennsylvania noted especially in the instrumental exploration and development of the petroleum industry. After the first oil wells were drilled nearby in the 1850s, Oil City became central in the petroleum industry while hosting headquarters for the Pennzoil, Quaker State and Wolf's Head motor oil companies. Between the years 1990-2000 the major oil companies left the region for Texas, rendering Oil City another casualty in the Rust Belt of western Pennsylvania.

Oil City, Pennsylvania is located at the confluence of the Allegheny River and Oil Creek at 41.428280, -79.707327. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.3 km² (4.7 mi²). 11.7 km² (4.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (4.65%) is water.

Many layers of rock and sedimentary material containing fossils can be seen on the bluffs in and around Oil City. Oil City is framed by the surrounding foothills with the Allegheny River winding through downtown.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

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